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Biography & Memoir

‘He surprised them when he didn’t immediately take the Tambo–Huddleston–Gwangwa position [on Graceland]’—Read an excerpt from Zakes Mda’s new biography of Chris Hani

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The JRB presents an excerpt from Chris Hani: A Life of Courage and Compassion, the new authorised biography by Zakes…

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Biography & Memoir

‘There are many other things for which he deserves to be remembered’—Read an excerpt from Brian Willan and Brown Maaba’s new biography, Isaiah Bud-M’belle: The Life of Isaiah Budlwana M’belle, 1870–1947

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The JRB presents an excerpt from Isaiah Bud-M’belle: The Life of Isaiah Budlwana M’belle, 1870–1947, the new biography by Brian…

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Academic

‘No one appears to have truly known him’—Read an excerpt from Original Apartheid Hustler: The fiction and fabrications of Dugmore Boetie by Benjamin N. Lawrance and Vusumuzi R. Kumalo

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The JRB presents an excerpt from Original Apartheid Hustler: The fiction and fabrications of Dugmore Boetie, the new biography by…

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Academic

‘His father was also a traveller, indeed a determined one’—Read an excerpt from Khumisho Moguerane’s Sunday Times Literary Award-winning biography Morafe

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The JRB presents an excerpt from Morafe: Person, Family and Nation in Colonial Bechuanaland, 1880s–1950s by Khumisho Moguerane, winner of…

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Academic

‘Violence would be part of Johannesburg’s lingua franca from the outset’—Read an excerpt from Deborah Posel’s personal journey through forgotten history, Darker Shade of Pale

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The JRB presents an excerpt from Darker Shade of Pale: Shtetl to Colony by Deborah Posel. Darker Shade of Pale:…

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Africa

‘I was fascinated by the idea of women existing beyond the confines of the patriarchy and colonialism’—An interview with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu on The Creation of Half-Broken People

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Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu chats to JRB Editor Jennifer Malec about her new novel, The Creation of Half-Broken People. The Creation of Half-Broken…

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International

‘The trees of the city provide a subtext for many things’—Salimah Valiani talks to Anna Stroud about her new poetry collection, IGoli/EGoli

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Salimah Valiani chats to Anna Stroud about maps, trees and all the ingredients for love one can find in Johannesburg—and…

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Awards

‘I have always been interested in hidden histories’—Harry Kalmer chats about his award-winning debut English novel, A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg

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Harry Kalmer won the 2018 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize recently, for his novel A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg. He chatted to…